Fostering Successful Communities of Collaboration Through Educational Partnerships

There is an undisputable need to form collaborative partnerships between schools, families, homes, and communities across the nation. Collaborative educational partnerships are the cornerstone for student success. With increasingly diverse student populations, schools must communicate and collaborate with families and communities to bridge the wide gap that exists between home and school. With a dominant Spanish-speaking population of Mexican descent, as that of children living in the Southern tip of the Texas-Mexican border, known as The Rio Grande Valley, barriers such as low social economic status and limited English proficiency may impede much-needed communication between schools, homes, and communities. These barriers that negatively impede student success must be replaced with strong bridges that support student achievement. Recommendations are anchored in opportunities to increase academic and social partnerships among schools, families, homes, and communities. The premise for establishing educational partnerships is ultimately student achievement and success.

Modelling the Maternal Oral Health Knowledge, Age Group, Social-Economic Status, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Stunting Children

The main themes are two main health problems affecting children under five in Indonesia, namely nutrition and oral health. Lack of nutrition in children can also affect their general health, and so does their oral health, leading to their quality of life. The study aimed to analyse the relationship between maternal oral health knowledge, maternal age group, social-economic status with the oral health-related of life in stunting children. This type of analytical research used a survey method on 86 mothers aged 2-5 years in one of 15 villages designated by the mayor of Bandung as a stunting locus. Maternal oral health knowledge, social-economic status, and oral health-related quality of life were assessed using a set of questionnaires that have been pre-tested to non-participant mothers. The hypotheses of the conceptual model were tested using structural equation modelling-partial least squares. The results showed that 16.7% of the variance in OHRQoL was explained by maternal oral health knowledge and the maternal age group. Social-economic status has an indirect relationship to OHRQoL by predicting the maternal oral health knowledge 10.6%. The path coefficient between maternal age group and OHRQoL was the strongest (b = -0.350, P = 0.000), followed by SES and maternal oral health knowledge (b = 0.325, P = 0.04) and to OHRQoL (b = 0.215, P=0.02). The overall predictive power of the model was 10.6%. This result indicated maternal oral health knowledge, social-economic status, and maternal age group related to children's oral health quality of life.

Effects of social economic status and parenting values on adolescents’ expected field of study

Field of study decisions are important for children’s future life chances, as significant differences exist in terms of financial and status benefits across fields of study. We examine whether the economic or the cultural status of the parents is more influential in shaping their children’s expectations about their future field of study. We also test whether children’s expectations about field of study choices are mediated by the child-rearing values that parents hold. Results show that parental economic status increased the likelihood of adolescents expecting to opt for extrinsic rewarding fields of study. Adolescent girls, not boys, with high cultural status parents were more likely to expect to opt for intrinsically rewarding fields of study. An upbringing that is characterized by conformity increased the expectations of boys to choose an extrinsically rewarding study, while self-direction increased the expectations of girls to opt for an extrinsic field of study

Penyuluhan Penyakit Tidak Menular (PTM) untuk Menumbuhkan Kesadaran Pencegahan pada Masyarakat di Desa Cipacing, Jawa Barat

ABSTRAKTingginya angka prevalensi penyakit tidak menular (PTM) di Indonesia, termasuk di Desa Cipacing, Kecamatan Jatinangor, Kabupaten Sumedang, Provinsi Jawa Barat, belum diikuti oleh kesadaran masyarakat untuk melakukan upaya pencegahan; meski mereka mengetahui bahwa penyakit ini berdampak serius pada fisik dan sosial-ekonomi. Kegiatan sosialisasi mengenai pencegahan PTM ini bertujuan membangun kesadaran masyarakat pada pentingnya upaya pencegahan. Kegiatan ini dilakukan melalui penyuluhan dan pemeriksaan tekanan darah, gula darah, asam urat, dan kolesterol bagi warga masyarakat sebagai upaya deteksi dini pada risiko PTM. Hasil deteksi dini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar warga di Desa Cipacing memiliki risiko tinggi pada PTM terutama penyakit tekanan darah tinggi. Kombinasi penyuluhan dan pemeriksaan deteksi dini berdampak positif dalam membangun kesadaran para warga untuk melakukan pencegahan. Kegiatan ini telah mendorong masyarakat untuk melanjutkan kegiatan pencegahan PTM melalui Pos Pembinaan Terpadu (Posbindu) PTM yang ada di tingkat RW.Kata Kunci: Sosialisasi, Pencegahan, Penyakit Tidak MenularCounseling on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) to Raise Awareness of Prevention in the Community in Cipacing Village, West Java ABSTRACTThe prevalence of non communibacle diseases (NCDs) in Indonesia is considerably high, including those in Cipacing village, Jatinangor sub-district, Sumedang District in the West Java Province. Despite this fact, there is low awareness of prevention among the villagers, eventhough they aware of the serious impact of the diseases towards their health and social-economic status. This activity aims at build awareness among villagers towards non-communicable diseases prevention. In this activity, combination of information dissemination and NCD scrining has effectively endorsed the villagers to build their awareness of the disease and has inspired them to initiate action for prevention. The scrining result showed that most of the villagers are at high risk of NCDs, in particular hypertension. This data has successfully endorsed the villagers to establish NCD scrining and mangement in their own neighborhood through Pos Pembinaan Terpadu (Posbindu) PTM, a community-based activity of NCD prevention and management. Keywords: Information dissemination, Prevention, Non-communicable Diseases

Parent involvement in adolescents’ education: A case study of partnership models

Parent involvement has become very important in successful children’s education. The activities showing parent involvement can not be separated from lifelong education. Therefore, the focus of this research is was on non-formal and informal education in achieving one of the sustainable development goals. Then, this study described parent involvement activities in senior high schools as a model of partnership. This research was qualitative in nature, employing a case study method. The results of this study concerning parent involvement in the education of their teenage children could be seen from the forms of parental support they gave in their children’s activities either at school or at home. It is shown that in terms of parent involvement at school, parents from the upper – middle social-economic status gave more participation in the forms of funds and energy. From both activities, the researchers classified involvement patterns into three, namely habituation, academic involvement, and self-concept. Keywords: adulthood, collaboration, informal learning, parent involvement, partnership

A rare case of abdominal cocoon caused by brucellosis

Brucella is the most common zoonosis in the world and is also included among the neglected endemic zoonoses by the World Health Organization. Its clinical presentation is often vague and it is not frequently suspected. A thorough history of social-economic status and animal exposure is often missed. We present a case of abdominal cocoon in a young patient residing at a dairy farm who tested positive for Brucella serology. Timely diagnosis and management prevented the progression of this debilitating condition to intestinal obstruction.

Demographic and Social-Economic Determinants of Malnutrition among Children (0-23 Months Old) in Kenya

Objective: To identify the demographic, social, and economic determinants of malnutrition in Kenya's children aged 0-23 months. Methods: Data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), a nationally representative cross-sectional study conducted in 2014/2015, were used in this study. Data from children 0-23 months old with complete information on weight, height, age, and sex were used for analysis. Height for Age Z scores (HAZ), Weight for Height Z scores (WHZ), and BMI for age Z scores (BAZ) was determined using WHO guidelines to determine the nutritional status of the children. Chi-square statistics were used to determine the relationship between social-economic status and place of residence indicators and the nutritional status of the children. Significance was set at p <0.05. Results: Among all participating (n=7578), 22.7% were stunted (HAZ < -2), 6.2% were wasted (WHZ < -2), and 6.1% were either overweight or obese (BAZ > 2). Wasting and stunting were significantly higher in children from rural areas, poorer wealth index, and mothers with no education. In contrast, children from urban areas, the richest wealth index category, and mothers with secondary or higher education were significantly more likely to be overweight or obese. Conclusion: Current and future policies and programs to curb malnutrition in Kenya need to target specific needs of children based on their social-economic status, area of residence, and other demographic characteristics that were identified as determinants of child malnutrition instead of using a general approach.

REALITAS LITERASI MEDIA PADA IBU-IBU JAMAAH MAJELIS TAKLIM NURUL HIKMAH, DESA TANJUNG KARANG, CIGALONTANG, TASIKMALAYA, JAWA BARAT

Impressions program broadcast media were more varied, especially the entertainment program demanding society audience should have the ability to screen a wide range of entertainment programs such content. The reality is not so, is not proportional between variety program and the community's ability to filter information which may enter into her mind. This is especially seen in public audiences in rural areas. As stated by Nielsen Media Research that the majority of the audience in Indonesia is a community social economic status C and D, where their ability to seek more entertainment through a private television station. While their ability to sort out the entertainment program content can not be said to be feasible. The Research method used is descriptive qualitative research. Through this research, the researcher tries photographing reality lack the ability of mothers touched Majelis Taklim Nurul Hikmah, Tanjung Karang Village, Cigalontang, Tasikmalaya, West Java during the first month, which is the period of May 29 to June 26, 2018. Additionally depth interviews were conducted that research subjects 30 mothers touched Majelis Taklim Nurul Hikmah. The results of the research findings that the ability of mothers in sorting, filtering content impressions entertainment program is minimal, so with various limitations, the mothers can not provide assistance to the children or their grandchildren when watching television programs, especially the entertainment program.

Unbiased Screening Identifies Functional Differences in NK Cells After Early Life Psychosocial Stress

Early Life Adversity (ELA) is closely associated with the risk for developing diseases later in life, such as autoimmune diseases, type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In humans, early parental separation, physical and sexual abuse or low social-economic status during childhood are known to have great impact on brain development, in the hormonal system and immune responses. Maternal deprivation (MD) is the closest animal model available to the human situation. This paradigm induces long lasting behavioral effects, causes changes in the HPA axis and affects the immune system. However, the mechanisms underlying changes in the immune response after ELA are still not fully understood. In this study we investigated how ELA changes the immune system, through an unbiased analysis, viSNE, and addressed specially the NK immune cell population and its functionality. We have demonstrated that maternal separation, in both humans and rats, significantly affects the sensitivity of the immune system in adulthood. Particularly, NK cells’ profile and response to target cell lines are significantly changed after ELA. These immune cells in rats are not only less cytotoxic towards YAC-1 cells, but also show a clear increase in the expression of maturation markers after 3h of maternal separation. Similarly, individuals who suffered from ELA display significant changes in the cytotoxic profile of NK cells together with decreased degranulation capacity. These results suggest that one of the key mechanisms by which the immune system becomes impaired after ELA might be due to a shift on the senescent state of the cells, specifically NK cells. Elucidation of such a mechanism highlights the importance of ELA prevention and how NK targeted immunotherapy might help attenuating ELA consequences.

The Moderation Role of Being Valued by Teachers Over the Association Between School Children Motivation and Need for Competition

Concordant with classical theoretical guidelines (i.e., social facilitation, social constructivism theory, and the Pygmalion effect) we tested the need for competition and perception of being valued by teachers to be better motivated for learning in school. We extend knowledge by testing these associations mediated by the social economic status given by the well-being of the family (i.e., controlling for gender and socio-economic status). A total of 214 Romanian students (45.3% boys) with ages between 13 and 17 years were administered the PEER questionnaire (i.e., perception of being valued by teachers, school-children motivation, and the need for competition). Results show a positive relation between the need for competition and motivation for learning. We also found positive relations between the perception of being valued by the teacher and motivation for learning and the need for competition. We conclude that motivation is higher when the need for competition is higher and the perception of being valued by teachers is higher.